XOP vs OIH: E&P or Oil Services for Energy Exposure?
XOP and OIH both tap the energy sector, but they bet on completely different forces inside it, and backing the wrong one at the wrong moment in the cycle has historically cost investors decades…
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Forget Palantir: This Enterprise Software Fortress Is a No-Brainer Buy
Everyone is still piling into Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR | PLTR Price Prediction) after another blowout earnings report, with U.S. commercial revenue exploding 133% year over year and CEO Alex Karp bragging about a Rule…
Here Is the 1 Dirt-Cheap Hardware Juggernaut I Keep Accumulating on Repeat
I keep buying NVIDIA, and the recent pullback handed me another reason to do it again. The story behind that buy button is simple. NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) sells the machinery that…
If You Had Invested $1,000 in MARA or Strategy a Decade Ago
Two stocks chased the same Bitcoin boom from opposite angles, and a decade later their returns tell a story that might surprise anyone who assumed mining the coin beats holding it.
Most Income Investors Have Never Heard of the Roundhill ETF Combination That Pays Five Days a Week
ETF distributions have come a long way. Depending on the fund, investors can receive income annually, semi-annually, quarterly, monthly, or even weekly. As of June 2026, however, there still isn’t a ETF that pays…
Your Doctor Can Quit Your Medicare Advantage Network in March. You’re Locked In Until January
A retiree in Charlotte opens a letter from her Medicare Advantage plan in early April. Her primary care doctor, the physician who has managed her blood pressure for nine years, is leaving the network…
Live Nasdaq Composite: No Safe Harbor as Chip Stock Rout Drags Markets Lower
Live Updates Flash PMI1:12pm ETThe S&P Global manufacturing flash PMI came in at 55.7 for June, edging above May’s reading and clearing the 54.8 Dow Jones consensus estimate. But the stronger headline number is…
Down 23%, the Iran War Makes This Energy Stock One to Watch
The outbreak of hostilities between the U.S. and Iran at the end of February sent energy markets into turmoil. When the Strait of Hormuz was temporarily closed, traders suddenly faced the prospect of a…
SanDisk Plunges 11%, Micron and Western Digital Slide 10% as Korean Market Crash Hits Memory Chips
Shares of SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK | SNDK Price Prediction) are leading a sharp memory-chip selloff Tuesday morning session, with SanDisk stock down 11% to $2,027.50. The decline comes one day after the stock closed at…
Two Catalysts Could Trigger Massive IWM Gains Before Year-End, or Signal a Sharp Reversal
The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) has given small-cap holders a year worth celebrating. IWM is trading at $296, up 20% year to date and 41% over the trailing 12 months, breaking the three-year…
Stock Market Live June 23, 2026: S&P 500 (SPY) Futures Under Significant Pressure
Live Updates Bank of America Just Reiterated Buy Rating on Micron9:09am ETAccording to analysts at Bank of America, Micron is still a buy, raising its price target to $1,500 from $950. “We maintain our…
IRA Balances Just Hit $131,380. Here’s Where Your Generation Stands
The headline number from Fidelity’s Q1 2026 retirement analysis is striking. The average IRA balance now sits at $131,380, and IRA contributions hit a record, climbing 29% year over year. More Americans are funding…
Stanley Druckenmiller Backs These 3 Chip and Tech Stocks: Should You Follow?
Stanley Druckenmiller’s Duquesne Family Office disclosed positions in Arm Holdings (NASDAQ: ARM | ARM Price Prediction), Sea Limited (NYSE: SE), and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) in its Q1 2026 13F, filed May 15, 2026. According…
Bank of America Sees Interest Rates Exploding Higher Soon: Play It Safe With 4 Dividend Giants
Bank of America has predicted that the Federal Reserve will be forced to raise interest rates by 75 basis points this year, with the first 25-basis-point hike in September. They also see additional 25-basis-point…
Ripple Just Secured a Preliminary EU License Under MiCA. What It Unlocks.
Ripple (CRYPTO:XRP) just picked up another regulatory approval in Europe, and on the surface it looks like the company has been cleared to offer crypto payments across the continent. However, what Ripple actually got…